Trauma-Informed Spiritual Care Navigator

Glide; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

GLIDE in San Francisco is seeking a Spiritual Care Navigator to provide trauma-informed, holistic spiritual care to patients and families facing serious illness and end-of-life transitions. You will visit patients, offer counseling, and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires 2–3 years in faith-based care, experience with grief counseling, and the ability to facilitate groups and workshops while honoring diverse beliefs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2–3 years in faith-based organizing, pastoral care, spiritual counseling, or related field, preferably in healthcare or end-of-life setting.
• Experience in grief counseling and emotional support, especially in palliative contexts.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with patients, families, and team members.
• Knowledge of diverse religious and spiritual traditions and practices.]
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Responsibilities

• Provide individualized spiritual care, counseling, prayer, bedside visits, and emotional support to patients, families, justice involved, gender diverse people, and caregivers.
• Respects the diverse religious and spiritual beliefs of each person.
• Support individuals and families through serious illness, end-of-life planning, grief, bereavement, and legacy conversations.
• Conduct outreach in churches, hospitals, SROs, shelters, homes, and community settings, including people experiencing homelessness.
• Facilitate referrals to hospice, healthcare, behavioral health, housing, senior services, and community resources.
• Assist individuals with advance healthcare directives, goals-of-care conversations, and end-of-life planning.
• Provide health coaching and support for chronic illness, mental health, and substance use recovery using motivational interviewing, and working with professional clinicians, therapists, case managers, and social workers in various institutions for referrals and contributing to overall service & care planning
• Apply trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, grounding techniques, de-escalation, and Mental Health First Aid principles.
• Develop and facilitate support groups, faith-based education, resilience workshops, and creative arts programs including music, art, poetry, storytelling, journaling, and ritual.
• Administer or coordinate spiritual rituals, blessings, sacraments, memorials, and other faith practices appropriate to individual beliefs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams and community partners to coordinate holistic care.
• Maintain accurate, timely, confidential documentation and comply with HIPAA, organizational policies, and ethical standards.
• Promote radical inclusion, cultural humility, equity, and respect for diverse faith traditions and identities.
• Participate in ongoing training in spiritual care, palliative care, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, and related best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Spiritual care

Counseling

Palliative care

Grief counseling

Trauma-informed care

Motivational interviewing

Group facilitation

Interdisciplinary teamwork

HIPAA compliance

Communication

Job description

GLIDE in San Francisco is seeking a Spiritual Care Navigator to provide trauma-informed, holistic spiritual care to patients and families facing serious illness and end-of-life transitions. You will visit patients, offer counseling, and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires 2–3 years in faith-based care, experience with grief counseling, and the ability to facilitate groups and workshops while honoring diverse beliefs.